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Tuesday, 31 July 2012

For all you soggy cyclists out there - a beautifully tailored cyclingrain jacket and because waterproof trousers are not just ugly but extremely annoying to take off - a rain wrap..how novel! By Georgia in Dublinwho is way better at keeping dry on her bike than me. Well now I know her secret! She's even got her shoes sorted with her range of Leggits. I can't resist showing you these little saddle animals, just brilliant and make great presents. You
can either pop them on over a wet saddle, leave them on outside or tuck them in under your saddle. Finally an end to sodden jeans! - You can find all these clever bike accessories on her shop here.

Friday, 27 July 2012

Not that anybody should ever need an excuse to hit Galway which seems to be on one permanent festival these days but here's one more reason to love it even more - the cutest little popup shop called "My Shop...Granny likes it", located on 50
Upper Abbeygate Street in the town center. It's jam packed with gorgeous Irish made crafty treats and will be there until September but fingers crossed it may get a fixed abode somewhere after that. You can follow it on twitter for updates on newly added stock and designers. Ahhh Galway :)

Wednesday, 25 July 2012

Yep, tees and totes that feature hand drawn sketches of music biz super heroes such as David Bowie, Hall & Oats and Nick Drake, are pretty cool in my book!. This lot is the limited edition work of screen print extraordinaire EimearJean McCormack. The tee's are €28 + postage, just email EimearJeanhere for more info.

Monday, 23 July 2012

There is an absolute explosion of colour on offer at the moment over at I am of Ireland- an Irish Art and Crafts storepacked with gorgeous award winning pieces by notable Irish Artists. While you are there, scrolling through its fab collection, be sure to check out Eileen Singleton's botanical imprints - they are so incredibly calming and soothing to look at. Another beautiful contender to feature in the bathroom of my dreams!

Friday, 20 July 2012

Bright geometrics seems to be where its at right now. Loving these new pieces by Artysmarty all handmade in her Dublin studio. You can purchase the new collection here. Or if one was to be in London Town one would see them stocked in the uber cool V&A museum shop - Kudos to you Miss Artysmarty!

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Kim here, editor of This is Álainn an Irish design blog dedicated to sharing and showcasing all the charming and wonderful things being created in studios, workshops, kitchens, bedrooms, garages and sheds, across Ireland . So come on in, take a peek, put your feet up - and share away!